Often times college students find themselves coming of age while they are at their respective campuses. Whether you find a distributor that takes your Ohio fake ID or you did it the old fashioned way, you found your favorite suds shop and likely became loyal. The first time purchasing beer is a rite of passage and it is only natural to associate the feeling accomplishment with your distributor. On the weekends, your collegiate beer distributor is a commune for those regardless of major, social standing, or alcohol tolerance to find your chosen fermented beverage that defines the college experience. Life lessons are learned in your college beer distributor. No, you cant just buy two 6 packs and get a 12 pack price. Yuengling does not come in cases of 30 just 24. While the cashier isn’t judging you for purchasing 2 lokos and a pack of reds, the token sorority girls from just outside of philly most certainly are. But these are the facts you come to learn in your college beer distributors. If you were lucky enough, you would build a bond with the guy who worked Friday evenings who wouldn’t card your familiar face whom you were definitely “boys” with. Whatever your experience was it likely had a profound impact on your drinking experience whether you realize it or not. I’m sure most college grads can remember the cheapest case or the defining special that the distributor offered back in their day. In light of Mellinger’s (the reason this is being written) either closing or switching ownership, I would just like to tip my cap off to the heroes of college campuses across the US ensuring debauchery and case walls to be covered in the correct décor (I don’t agree with this practice just for clarification). Hopefully we can get through this pandemic sooner rather than later so that the casualties are limited. Mask up, stay 6 feet apart and buy IC Light.